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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

No. 441,948. Patented Deo. 2, 1890.

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TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

No. 441,948. Patented Dec. 2, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT i OFFICE.

JACOB FELBEL, OF NEWT YORK, N. Y., AND ANDRFV IV. STEIGER, OF BRIDGE- PORT, CONNECTICUT; SAID S'IEIGER ASSIGNOR TO SAID FELBEL.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,948, dated December 2, 1890.

V Application filed July 17, 1890. Serial No. 359.082. (No model.)

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, JACOB FELBEL and ANDREW W. STEIGER, citizens of the United States, and residents, respectively, of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, and Bridgeport, in the county of Fairiield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Iriting Machines, of

ro which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to what is known as the typemovement of type-writing machines, and has for its main objects to provide a simple and efficient construction.

To these ends our invention consists, primarily, in pivoting the type bar or carrier to two link-s or levers, each of which is pivoted to a guided rod, and, further, in other features of construction andarrangement, all of which zo will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of a type-writing machine embodying ourinvention. Fig.

2 is a horizontal section taken on a plane represented by the line c of Fig. l and omitting the key-board. Fig. 3 is a diagrammatical view on an enlarged scale to show the construction and operation of the type-movement. Fig. 4. is a side elevation of the parts of the type-movement detached. Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing our invention carried out in a modified form. Fig. 6 is an elevation of a further modification, and Fig. 7

is still another modification.

In the several views the same part will be found designated by the saine numeral of refe-rence.

1 designates the bed or base plate of the machine, beneath which the key-levers Q are arranged. These key-levers may be operated through stem-keys 3. At or near the rear end of each key-lever is pivoted a lifter 4, whose upper end passes up vertically through a perforation in the bed-plate, and is connected to the outer end of a radiating lever 5, which is fulcrumed in a stand or support 6, mounted upon the bed-plate centrally of 5o the machine and in line with the impression-point. To the lever 5 is attached at 7 the lower end of an upright rod 8, which is pivoted at its upper end at 9 to a downwardly-inclined drive link or lever 10, which is fulcrumed at 11, preferably upon a wire ring l2. To the inner free end of said link or lever is pivoted, as at 13, one portion of the type bar or carrier la, which is made somewhat after the fashion of the letter Z, and is composed of three parts, a, b, and c, 6o the part a carrying the printing-type l5. To the rod S at 1G is pivoted the outer end of a substantially horizontal link 17, whose inner end is pivoted at 18 to another portion of the type-carrier-namely, that marked c.

Referring now to Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4, it will be observed that the rod S is prolonged to extend down to the radiating lever 5, which serves to guide said rod. Said rod in turn moves and guides the link orlever 17, and also 7o moves or actuates the link or lever l0.. By the combined movements of the guided rodS, the link lO, and the guided link 17 the typecarrier is caused to travel from its normal to its printing position. Normally the typecarrier is arranged to stand substantially in the position illustrated by the full lines at Fig. l and with the type-face rest-ing against an inked pad 19, mounted in or upon a suitable ring, support, or holder 20. 8o

The printing position of the typecarrier is represented by the dotted lines at Fig. l, in which figure We illustrate the employment of a center guide or directrix 2l beneath the platen 22 of the paper-carriage 23. Theguide 85 or directrix 2l may, however, be dispensed with, (although we prefer it,) as may also the inking-pad, for which the usual traveliuginkingribbon may be substituted.

The operation of the construction shown at 9o Figs. l, 2, 3, and 4 will be understood to be as follows: As the guide-lever 5 is raised by the depression of its key-lever the rod S is caused to move upwardly in a determined or fixed path, governed by the lever 5 and the 95 link lO. In moving upward the rod S raises the link l0 and the fulcrum or pivot 16 of the link 17, which it `guides. By the described action of the guided rod S upon the twolinks 10 and 17 the type-carrier to which they are roo connected is caused to turn, move inwardly toward the center of the machine, and then, nally, to move in asubstantially vertical direction, as shown at Fig. 3 by the diagram of the movement at different stages orsteps. In

.i or the paper to be printed upon, as shown by the dotted line d at Fig. 3. In returning to its first position the type-face of course travels in the same path. The levers 5 not only serve to guide the rods S, but may be made of varying length, as shown at Fig. '2, and extended beyond the circle of rods S to connect with their respective key-levers and enable the machine to be built on the straight-stringing7 principle.

Referring to Fig. 5, it will be observed that the elongated portion of the rod S is guided in a perforation 24C in a horizontal plate 25,

which may be the bed or base plate shown at Fig.1. The lowermost end of the rod 8 is connected directly to a key-lever 2, thus dispensing with the lifter at and guide-lever 5. The operation of this construction is substantially the same as that above described, the desideratum being also attained of moving and guiding the pivot 1G in a well-detined path and in accordance with the movement of the drive-link 10, the rod 8, connecting.;` the two links 10 and 17, making this possible.

Referring to Fig. 6, it will be seen that the extended end of the rod S isguided at 25, and that the drive-link 10 is provided with an arm 26 on the outer side of its fulcrum, to which a connecting rod or wire 27 is attached at its.

Referring to Fig. 7, we have shown our im? proved type-movement arranged for what is known as anv inverted7 machine-that is to say, one in which the type print with a downward instead of upward motion. In this 1nstance the key-levers may be dispensed with and the power applied directly to the extended portion of the rod 8, which may bear a linger-piece or head 2S.

By our improved construction the type 1s made to take the shortest possible path to reach the printing-point, and thus the machine may be rapidly operated. In moving to the printing-point the face of the type 1s turned from a substantially vertical position to a horizontal position, or turned substantiallythrough an angle of ninety degrees, and is presented perpendicular-ly to the platen, thus avoiding all liability of blurring. Moreover, by the present construction when the type has reached the common center of the machine itis moved in a right line a greater distance than heretofore, thus enabling us to secure considerable more room between the type-ring or inking-pad and the platen for the convenient admission Yot the type-guide, the pressure-roller, the paper-guides, and other devices commonly used on or about the carriage of the machine. Besides, a lower machine, and one composed of a less number of parts, may be made.

What we claim as new, and desire to lsecure by Letters Patent, is-

V1. In a type-writing machine, the combina tion of links 10 and 17, pivotally connected each to a type-carrier and to a rod arranged between the links 10 and 17 and adapted to move therewith, substantially as described.

2. In a type-writing machine, the combina,- tion of links lO and 17, pivotally connected at their inner ends to a type-carrier, a rod 8, pivotally connected at 12 to the link 10 and at 16 to the outer end ot' the link 17, and a guide t'or the rod 8, substantially as described,A

3. In atype-writing machine, the combina tion of links 10 and 17, pivotally connected to a type-carrier, a rod ,8, pivotally connected to said links, and a guide for said rod, substantially as described. p

4. In a type-writing machine, the combination of links 10 and 17, pivotally connected to a type-carrier, a rod S, pivotally connect-edy 6. In a type-writing machine, the combina-V tion of links 10 and 17, pivotally connected to a type-carrier, a rod 8, pivotally connected to said links and having an extension, and a guide-lever connected to said extension, substantially as described.

7. In a type-writing machine, the combination ot links 10 and 17, pivotally connected to a type-carrier, a rod 8, pivotally connected to said links, a guidelever, a lifter, and a key-lever, substantially as described.

8. In a type-writing machine, the combination of a downwardly and inwardly extending link 10, a substantially horizontal link 17, a type-carrier connected to the inner ends of said links at the points 13 and 1S, and a guided rod S, connected at 9 to theV link 10 and at 16 to the outer end of the link 17, substantially as described. y

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 15th day of July, A. D. 1890,

JACOB FELBEL. ANDREIV lV. STEIGER.

lVitnesses:

C. MOCARTHY, M. E. Lans.Y

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